Sequestration doesn't seem to apply to administration

Jul. 24, 2013

Donald Trump offered to pay for the White House school tours, but the Obama administration, using sequestration as an excuse, refused in order to save $70,000 per year.

Fourth of July fireworks at military bases were canceled. Our troops in the field are now limited to two meals a day and one shower a week. USAF Academy graduation had the traditional flyover canceled by this administration and was performed by private groups. Our active-duty troops and our veterans in homes and hospitals are not given basic items — toothpaste, a brush, deodorant, shampoo, a comb or even a mug to drink out of. Here in Northern Colorado, Larimer County Republican women have taken it upon themselves to fill this government neglect of those who gave so much for this country. Seriously wounded vets are made to wait months to get the medical aid they need. How ungrateful has this nation or administration become?

Meanwhile, sequestration has not been applied to President Obama’s travel extravaganza. He is on track to be the most traveled president in U.S. history and the costs are in the billions, with an estimated $60 million to $100 million for his latest African trip. We are supposedly broke, but Obama joyfully pledges billions to these countries he visits. But look where the budget cuts are coming from. Is this what you want for the U.S.A.?